20 aircraft
of various types including a 1928 Stearman C2B, a 1934 WACO YKC, a 1929
Travelair 6000B, a 1937 F-24-G, a 1937 Stinson SR9 "Gullwing,"
a 1943 Grumman Goose and a 1943 PBY 5A Catalina Canso. Exhibits include
The Aleutian Campaign during WWII; Wiley Post and Will Rogers; the search
for Carl Ben Eielson; historic polar flights and much more. A selection
of historic aviation videos, pioneer pilots and their achievements is
shown in the theater. Museum shop sells models, pins, clothing, stuffed
animals, postcards, jewelry and other items relating to aviation. A flight
simulator is included in the cost of admission.

Largest
exhibits of rocks, minerals and exciting rare fossils in the state. Learn
about North America's oldest duckbill dinosaur found in the local Talkeetna
Mountains, as well as our major dinosaur discoveries of the 90s. Dioramas
rich in ecology, large mammals and birds.

Not only
an art museum, the second floor gives visitors 15,000 square feet of Alaska
history!. The exhibits are simply brimming with artifacts and displays
devoted to the history of Alaska, the Aleuts, Eskimos and Indians, Learn
about the gold rush, Russian settlement, WWII and the inception of Alaska
as part of the United States.

This
is where the genealogy society meets. Also the society provides volunteers
in the library's gen. dept. on Wed's. Access available to Heritage Quest
census records thru the library's on line site. WONDERFUL. Anybody with
a library card can access the site on-line.

Exhibits
and collections represent Alaska's Natives, state history, and Alaskan art.
Spacious galleries house informative and educational exhibits of the permanent
collection and temporary exhibits from around the world. Education-based
programs include: classes, tours, lectures, performances, and films. Special
exhibits, classes and events for children. Facilities include: museum shop,
cafe, library and archives. Accredited by the American Association of Museums.

Search
for gold nuggets in a well-known gold mine which has produced over 45,000
ounces of gold! Try you luck, pan for gold and learn what the work of a
miner was like during the gold rush days of Alaska. Location is on Seward
Highway about one hour south of Anchorage, Alaska.

Eklutna
Historical Park and Museum

16515
Centerfield Drive
Suite 201
Eagle River AK 99577

Oscar
Anderson House Museum

420 M Street
Anchorage, AK. 99501
(907) 274-2336

Built in
1915 by Oscar Anderson (the city butcher), this was the first permanent
frame home in Anchorage. Anchorage's only house museum (c. 1915), located
adjacent to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail with a sweeping vista of Cook
Inlet. During guided tours, visitors will learn about the early history
of Anchorage (Tent City, the Alaska Railroad, the land auction) and about
Oscar Anderson, a Swedish immigrant and Anchorage pioneer and businessman,
and his family. One of the city's first privately built permanent family
residences, the small wood frame house has been restored to the 1915-1925
time period and contains many original fixtures and items belonging to
the Anderson family, including a 1909 Hallet and Davis player piano.

Objects
representing history of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska.

ANVIK

Anvik
Historical Society and Museum

PO
110
Anvik, AK 99558
email:
donnamac@mcgrathalaska.net

Collections include local Athabaskan artifacts from mid-19th century to
the present, historic photographs and artifacts from the Anvik Mission (
Episcopal) established in 1887, household articles and trade goods from
the early 20th century.

Located
in Barrow, Alaska which is known as "The Rooftop of the World",
the center tells the story and teaches the culture of the Inupiat people
of Alaska. These Eskimo people were excellent whalers and crafters, living
in one of the harshest climates on earth.

The Yupiit
Piciryarait Museum and gift shop are conveniently located in the same
building which houses the Regional Cultural Center and the University
of Alaska, Kuskokwim Campus Library. The Museum has three galleries. One
gallery is reserved for permanent exhibits of clothing, household, hunting
and gathering implements used by the people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
in ancient and contemporary times. Two galleries are reserved for short
term exhibitions. The Museum Gift Shop specializes in Alaska Native art
work of the region.

Tour of
an Alaskan homestead. Includes a tour of the homestead log house, green
house and gardens, visiting an authentic Alaska freight dog team, having
a look around the barns, corrals and out buildings, viewing livestock
and an authentic operating sawmill that furnishes all the lumber used
on the homestead. Also view a large selection of historical farming and
mining equipment.

Rika's
Roadhouse and Landing is in a ten-acre state park on the shores of the
Tanana River. The Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail ran through here and continued
across the river, aided by a ferry. The roadhouse was built to accommodate
the travelers and is a National Historic Site. The museum is a separate
building behind the roadhouse and has displays of artifacts from the Alaskan
life. There is a beautiful barn and two other historic display cabins
set up to show how the military lived as they put in a telegraph line
through here which opened up communication to Washington for the first
time.

The Sullivan
Roadhouse Historical Museum is housed in the oldest roadhouse in the interior
of Alaska and is located in the heart of Delta Junction at the End of
the Alaska Highway. Built in 1905 by John and Florence Sullivan, the log
lodge now houses a museum that focuses on the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail and
the roadhouses that operated along its route. Beautifully recreated rooms,
as well as interpretive exhibits give our visitors a real feel for life
in turn of the century Alaska. Outside, one can enjoy a garden exploding
with colorful wildflowers, a traditional vegetable garden/potato patch
and interpretive pathways. Located across from the Delta Visitor Center,
the Sullivan is a great stop along the trail of Alaska's history.

Exhibits
in six restored historic buildings dating from the end of the 19th century:
James Wickersham's first Courthouse, U.S. Custom House, the Improved Order
of Red Men Lodge and three Fort Egbert buildings, all with period furnishings.
Displays with photographs on the Gold Rush town, military fort and commercial
center with judicial, communication, transportation, construction, agriculture,
mining, pioneer activities and social organizations, schools, military,
customs and Han Indian exhibits. All are located in the Eagle Historic District
which is a National Historic Landmark. Museum gift shop offers books, items
and crafts of the local area. Historic and current videos are shown weekly.
Large archives and photograph collection available to the public. Videos
and lectures are scheduled weekly, June through August.

This museum
tells of the history of Fairbanks and was founded to help revitalize the
downtown area. Features interpretive displays, period artifacts, newspapers,
archival photos, extensive dog mushing memorabilia, and the official Yukon
Quest store.

Pioneer
Museum displays historical collections of photos and artifacts of Fairbanks
and the Fairbanks mining district from its beginnings in 1902 and early
days through World War II. The show, "The Big Stampede" portrays
the Gold Rushes to the Klondike and to Fairbanks. It comes alive through
the brush of Fairbanks' and Alaska's premiere artist, C. "Rusty"
Heurlin. It is dramatically lit as one progresses through history, guided
by the descriptive narrative of Alaska Poet Laureate Ruben Gaines.

A small
house museum, dedicated to the life and times of Judge James Wickersham
and his familyduring the years 1900-1910. House, furnishings and decor
are authentic to the time period and to the Wickersham family.

The Hope-Sunrise
Historical and Mining Museum exhibits photographs and artifacts of the
Turnagain Arm Gold Rush of 1896 and the years since. Displays include
a road grader, dog sled, rock crusher, blacksmith bellows and postal boxes.
In addition to the log museum building there is a mine bunkhouse and a
blacksmith shop.

Established
in 1900, the Museum collects, exhibits, and interprets the human and natural
history of Alaska. The Museum features a full-size bald eagle nesting tree
and extensive ethnographic exhibits on the cultures of Alaska's Native people.
Two galleries offer changing exhibits. Docent tours scheduled throughout
the summer. Arboretum on grounds features Alaska plants. The Museum provides
statewide museum services and assists in the development of the state's
cultural and historic resources. The Museum Store, operated by the Friends
of the Alaska State Museum, offers a wide array of Native arts, publications,
and educational materials. Accredited by the American Association of Museums.

Located
in the historic compressor building associated with the former Alaska Juneau
Gold Mining Company which operated in Juneau from 1912 until 1944. The museum
features one of the world's largest air compressors and other industrial
artifacts associated with hard rock gold mining. The site also includes
electric locomotives and rail cars which hauled men to the mine and ore
to the mill. Access to the museum is via a short hike up the hill on a trail
of uneven terrain-well worth the effort. Museum is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places and Alaska Gold Rush Properties.

Sealaska
Heritage Institute (SHI) is a regional Native nonprofit organization founded
for the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people of Southeast Alaska. SHI was
established in 1981 by Sealaska Corp., a for-profit company formed under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).

The history
and culture of Nenana area including Athabaskans, beadwork, land claims,
native place names, Yukon 800 riverboat racing, dog mushing and the Nenana
Ice Classic are presented. Extensive gift shop with local Native made
items.

The house
is an original "Colony Farm House" built expressly for the New
Deal resettlement project sponsored in 1935 by the Roosevelt Administration.
Visitors will learn the history of the Colony project, often first hand,
from descendants of the original colonists who staff the house and serve
as tour guides. The house is furnished ca. 1935-45, displaying some original
furnishings supplied by Sears and Roebuck for the colonists.

The museum
highlights the history of Trapper Creek, Cache Creek Mining District and
Petersville Road. Displays include maps, pictures and artifacts reflecting
the Gold Rush. The Trapper Creek area was settled in 1959 by a caravan
of people who traveled from Michigan. Commonly referred to as the "59ers,"
those who stayed settled and homesteaded in Trapper Creek. They were solely
dependent on the railroad for transportation, which meant crossing the
Susitna River to reach the tracks. It was not until the mid-1970s that
the community became linked to the Parks Highway

Located
on the world-famous Iditarod Trail and housed in one of the two remaining
buildings from Knik's original townsite, the Knik Museum features the
Sled Dog Musher's Hall of Fame on the second floor. The museum building
was previously used as a pool hall and roadhouse, and now contains a collection
of clothing, dishes, furniture and artifacts from Knik's earlier days.
Operated by the Wasilla-Knik-Willow Creek Historical Society.

More than
200 major artifacts include aircraft, construction and mining equipment,
tractors and farm machinery, fishing boats, railroad locomotives and road
vehicles. From manpower through the steam age, to modern aviation, descriptive
signs let the machines tell the story of Alaska's development. An exhibit
on Alaska's many railroads is housed in three W.W.II troop sleepers and
a caboose. Expanded indoor gallery exhibits greet visitors year-round.
Special summer events include the "Blast from the Past" and
"Great Alaskan Antique Power Show." Atwood Park welcomes family
and group picnics.